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Lucas: Protesters invading churches, too
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (642+ words) Gov. Maura Healey is right in calling for the prosecution of people who invade churches. But she is wrong in blaming ICE for the crime, when the only people invading churches are half-crazed anti-ICE zealots in Minnesota. These are the…...
US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in the St. Paul church protest
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (330+ words) The nine were named in a grand jury indictment unsealed Friday. Independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were among four people arrested Friday. Three others were arrested earlier in the week, including prominent local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. A…...
Judge set to hear arguments on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown after fatal shootings
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (421+ words) By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month, five days after Renee Good was shot by an Immigration and Customs officer. Saturday's…...
Minnesota gears up for anti-immigration enforcement protest Friday despite dangerous cold
2+ week, 3+ day ago (563+ words) By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, Associated Press "We really, really want I.C.E. to leave Minnesota, and they're not going to leave Minnesota unless there's a ton of pressure on them," said Kate Havelin of Indivisible Twin Cities, one of the more than 100 groups…...
Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (383+ words) By SARAH RAZA, Associated Press Minneapolis" police chief is criticizing federal immigration agents after a confrontation with protesters and an attempted arrest of a woman in which an officer kneeled on her back as she lay atop a snow bank…...
ICE says agents have arrested 12 people in Minneapolis as part of immigration operation
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (276+ words) By SARAH RAZA, Associated Press Federal agents have arrested a dozen people in Minneapolis since launching an enforcement operation this week primarily focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., but fewer than half of those detained are Somali. U.S. Immigration…...
Trump administration targets Minnesota in latest sanctuary policy lawsuit
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (430+ words) By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARGERY A. BECK, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday targets the state, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis. The lawsuit alleges their policies result in the release of dangerous criminals who would otherwise be…...
Statewide MCAS scores show continuing lag behind pre-pandemic
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (788+ words) Massachusetts education officials released the 2025 MCAS score results Monday, showing only 13 districts in the state have caught up to their pre-pandemic Math and English scores as results continue to slip for many more. "We know that school communities are working…...
13 arrested in Mass and Cass human trafficking bust: Boston Police
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (267+ words) Thirteen people were arrested in connection with a human trafficking bust carried out by Boston, state and federal authorities at the troubled Mass and Cass area. The joint operation " carried out by special units from the Boston Police Department, Massachusetts…...
Check out these stylish al fresco spots around NE
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (398+ words) Come summertime, "al fresco" is the best way to dine. In Italian it means "in the open air," but it's much more stylish than that phrase implies. New Englanders have gotten into the scene in a big way. Here are…...